"In 1995 an Egyptian newspaper reported the deaths of 6 people who had jumped in to a well........ to save a chicken!"


Fries with that?!?!

(Thanks to Nubian and campingboy for keeping this going!!)

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"In 1964, North Vietnam fired on a U.S. destroyer sat in the Gulf of Tonkin...... and began the Vietnam War."

To my shame, I never realised it had gone on for SO long!

DM

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1978: The Queen officially opened the 11th Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada.

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In 1925, a court in Indiana ordered a motorist who had run over & killed a pedestrian to spend an hour with the body.

Now that's what I call a punishment!

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Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
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August 3rd 1914, germany declares war on France

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Willing to try anything once, twice if i like it. Although i can't seem to find anything I haven't liked yet.....

1964: FBI agents uncover the bodies of three missing civil rights workers at a dam near Philadelphia, Mississippi.

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In 1992 Jeff Porcaro, drummer with rock band Toto, died after inhaling pesticide fumes from his garden

I KNEW I didn't like gardening!!

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The selfish, they're all standing in line
Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind

1962: Marilyn Monroe found dead

Film actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead in her bed with an empty bottle of sleeping tablets by her side.

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Just wanted to tell you two what a terrific job you're doing with these little bits of trivia. Very interesting reading. Thanks!

Today in 1945, the first A-bomb is dropped on Hiroshima, Japan; killing (an estimated) 140,000 people.



You're welcome dicksbro..... it's kinda fun!

DM

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Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind

US embassies in Nairobi,Kenya and Tanzania, were bombed this day in 1998, killing 224 people and injuring over 5,500. Osama bin Laden is later indicted for the attack.


Many of those mentioned above were Kenyan/Tanzanian nationals...... this guy has just NEVER cared who he hurts.

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The selfish, they're all standing in line
Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind

BTW ... Did you know that in 1957 Oliver Hardy (comedian of Laurel & Hardy fame), died at age 65.

Thanks for joining in db...... if you have any more, PLEASE jump right in!!!

DM

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Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind

Crr-ay-zee Postie!!

Award-winning carrier John Merlin Tailor is teased by four colleagues in Oak Glen, California, in 1989. Three days later he puts on his uniform, goes into work, and shoots them with a .22 pistol


Just you deliver that letter WHENEVER you like, mate!!!

DM

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Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind

Today, Aug 8th in

1588 - The Spanish Armada, numbering 130 massive ships, were defeated by the English sailors with their smaller, easily maneuvered ships. 1945 - President Truman signed the United Nations Charter.

1815 - Napoleon Bonaparte set sail for St. Helena to spend the remainder of his days in exile.


1963 - A group of 15 thieves stole seven million dollars in Britain’s Great Train Robbery. Scotland Yard called the theft, "Britain’s biggest robbery ever attempted." Fingerprints identified all but three of the gang. One of the convicted escaped, and was never again caught.

1974 - Richard Nixon announced on television he was resigning for his part in the Watergate scandal, effective midday on August 9. He was the first United States president to resign from office.

1990 - Iraq announced that it had annexed Kuwait as its 19th province and President Bush sent United States troops to Saudi Arabia as part of a multi-national force to defend the kingdom.